Assistant Director of Nursing

Position Overview Friendly Home is seeking an experienced and compassionate Assistant Director of Nursing to join our nursing leadership team. This role supports the Director of Health Services in overseeing daily clinical operations, promoting high-quality resident care, supporting nursing staff, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards in a skilled nursing environment. Position Overview Friendly Home is seeking an experienced and compassionate Assistant Director of Nursing to join our nursing leadership team. This role supports the Director of Health Services in overseeing daily clinical operations, promoting high-quality resident care, supporting nursing staff, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards in a skilled nursing environment. The Assistant Director of Nursing plays an important leadership role in coordinating resident care, supporting quality assurance and infection control initiatives, mentoring nursing team members, and helping maintain a collaborative, resident-centered culture. Key Responsibilities Assist with the planning, organization, implementation, and supervision of day-to-day nursing department operations. Support quality assurance, performance improvement, infection control, antibiotic stewardship, and clinical data collection activities. Provide guidance, coaching, and on-unit education to nursing staff to promote safe, effective, and compassionate care. Participate in policy and procedure development, nursing department goals, audits, corrective action plans, and regulatory readiness efforts. Collaborate with nursing leaders, interdisciplinary team members, residents, and families to support individualized care and communication. Assist with interviews, orientation, staff development, and performance appraisal processes for nursing department team members. Assume responsibility for nursing department operations in the absence of the Director of Health Services. Maintain accurate and timely documentation and ensure compliance with HIPAA and applicable long-term care regulations. Qualifications Current New York State Registered Nurse license required. Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred. Minimum of five years of progressive nursing experience in long-term care or skilled nursing preferred. Strong knowledge of nursing practices, procedures, regulations, and guidelines applicable to long-term care. Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, organize, problem-solve, and build positive working relationships with staff, residents, families, and interdisciplinary partners. Commitment to continuous quality improvement, resident-centered care, and excellent customer service. Why Join Friendly Home? At Friendly Home, our team members are part of a mission-driven senior living community committed to quality care, collaboration, professional growth, and a supportive workplace culture. This is an excellent opportunity for a nursing leader who is passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of residents while helping develop and support a strong clinical team. We consider many different factors to determine your compensation package at FSL. We assess your specific job family, level, relevant skills, experience, and other special trainings, or accomplishments you bring to the position. Pay decisions are also guided by our financial means as well as analyzed against what others earn internally. We strive to pay competitively and offer market differentiated benefits and perquisites in line with our compensation philosophy. The salary range is a reflection of many similar like positions and your actual compensation may not be at the high or low end of the range but will be based on your unique skills and other criteria mentioned. FSL is committed to offering each individual an elevated employee experience through growth and learning opportunities in addition to an inclusive work culture coupled with other perquisites. NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and very effort has been made to identify the essential functions of the above position. However, this job description in no way states or implies that the duties specifically identified are the only duties required to perform this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position. Employees may perform other related duties within Federal and/or State regulations to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. This job description is not a guarantee of employment for any set period and that either the organization or employee may terminate employment at any time with or without case. Furthermore, this job description may be added to or revised at any time. #J-18808-Ljbffr Friendly Senior Living